{"id":283,"date":"2017-03-10T10:57:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T10:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ela\/wordpress\/?page_id=283"},"modified":"2022-12-03T06:54:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T06:54:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Ela Foundation is a non-government registered charity devoted to nature education and conservation. Some of the major projects executed by us are:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We conduct the unique \u2018Certificate Course in Basic Ornithology\u2019 jointly with <strong>&#8220;<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), Pune&#8221;<\/strong>. <\/span>The course is running since 2003 and more than 600 participants have completed the course successfully.<\/li>\n<li>We conduct lectures, workshops, and audio-visual presentations in urban and rural schools, colleges, and institutions to promote nature conservation through education.<\/li>\n<li>Sanskrit article \u0915\u0943\u0937\u093f\u0935\u0932\u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u092e\u094d (\u2018Krushivalmitram\u2019) written by Dr. Suruchi Pande about the importance of owls was included in the 9th grade textbook of Maharashtra State board schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">BIRD RINGING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ringing of Grey Herons and Painted Storks in collaboration with the Forest Department, Maharashtra, and Bombay Natural History Society.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">STATUS SURVEYS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Status survey of Indian Pelagic Birds off the West coast and Lakshadweep Archipelago in the Arabian Sea.<\/li>\n<li>Pelagic and Endemic bird survey of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, jointly with Ecological Society, Pune, and Indian Coast Guard.<\/li>\n<li>Habitat preference and population estimates of shrikes Lanius spp;<\/li>\n<li>Black Stork in India; Marine Terns nesting on the Vengurla Rocks archipelago in India;<\/li>\n<li>Heronries in Kokan;<\/li>\n<li>Spotted Owlet Athene brama brama and Great Horned Owl Bubo bengalensis in Western Maharashtra;<\/li>\n<li>Rankala Lake, Kolhapur, and Indian Peafowl at Morachi Chincholi, Pune.<\/li>\n<li>Status Report of Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet Collocali unicolor (Jerdon) in Western Ghats, West Coast, and Islands in the Arabian Sea, India\u2019: Status Survey of Endangered Species. Published by Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">DISEASE MONITORING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza-Bird Flu-HPAI-H5N1, in wild and migratory birds in India, jointly with the National Institute of Virology, Pune since 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ACTIVE NATURE CONSERVATION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rescue of injured grey herons at Dalaj, Indapur, Pune.<\/li>\n<li>Protection of Bhadalwadi Heronry, the largest recent heronry of endangered Painted Storks in India, by sensitizing local people about the conservation issue, with the help of the Forest Department.<\/li>\n<li>Identification of Illegal poaching and smuggling of nests of Indian Edible-Nest Swiftlets Collocalia unicolor, at Vengurla Rocks Archipelago in the Arabian Sea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">PAPERS AND ARTICLES ON ORNITHOLOGY IN JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 45 Scientific papers and several articles are published in Indian and foreign peer-reviewed reputed journals and magazines.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">BOOKS ON WILDLIFE BY MEMBERS OF ELA FOUNDATION ( IN MARATHI)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vilakshan Pakshi (ISBN-81-86411-47-X).<\/li>\n<li>Soyari Vanachare, by Satish Pande.<\/li>\n<li>Pakshi, Published by Kesari Publication, Pune,<\/li>\n<li>Pakshihi Susware, published by Ela Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>Maitra Jeevache, published by Ela Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>Pakshanche Sthalantar published by Ela Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>Lonavala Khandalyache Pakshi, jointly by Ela Foundation and Tata Power Company.<\/li>\n<li>Ase Astat Pakshi jointly by Ela Foundation and Diamond Publications.<\/li>\n<li>Koalache Sobati,by Suruchi Pande.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">PRODUCTION OF VIDEOS BASED ON ORIGINAL RESEARCH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Amazing Birdlife of Jamnagar.<\/li>\n<li>Fire Brigade to the Rescue of Grey Herons.<\/li>\n<li>Fostering the Bonelli\u2019s Eagle.<\/li>\n<li>Eagle\u2019s Nest-A Rescue.<\/li>\n<li>Secret Life of the Screech Owl.<\/li>\n<li>Coral Island Lakshadweep-A Threatened Paradise.<\/li>\n<li>Red-headed Falcon: Fight for Survival.<\/li>\n<li>Bird ringing of herons and storks at Bhadalwadi.<\/li>\n<li>Kingdom of the Eagle Owl-The enigmatic life of Bubo bengalensis is depicted for the first time on screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH SOME OTHER INSTITUTIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zoological Survey of India, Indian Coast Guard, Forest Department, Maharashtra, Bombay Natural History Society, National Institute of Virology, Pune, Ecological Society, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Governments of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh; Tata Power Company, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Founder Trustee<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panditji.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #008000;\">Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi<\/p>\n<p>Founder Trustee, Ela Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dr.Satish_Pande.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #008000;\">Prof. Dr. Satish Pande<\/p>\n<p>MD, DNB, PhD, Fellow Mah. Academy of Sciences.Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, Director, Ela Foundation and OENSL, Editor, Ela Journal, Interventional Radiologist and Sonologist- KEM Hospital, Pune and Medicare Diagnostic Center, Pune<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/spm-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #008000;\">Dr. Suruchi Pande<\/p>\n<p>PhD Philosophy, PhD Ethno-Ornithology, Vice Chair, Ela Foundation and Head, Neelkanth Joshi Lab of Ethno-Ornithology, OENSL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Trustee<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PRD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #008000;\">Prashant Deshpande<\/p>\n<p>Trustee, Ela Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CHN-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #008000;\">Chandrashekhar Naniwadekar<\/p>\n<p>Trustee, Ela Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dr-Satish-Karmalkar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #008000;\">Dr. Satish Karmalkar<\/p>\n<p>Trustee, Ela Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sanjay-Khatavkar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #008000;\">Sanjay Khatavkar<\/p>\n<p>Trustee, Ela Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Team Ela<\/h1>\n<p><center>        <div id=\"team-399\" class=\"team-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"team-items \">\r\n                <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rajkumar-Pawar-150x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Rajkumar Pawar C.Orn\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Management-Ela Habitat And Field Research<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pramod_Deshpande-150x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Pramod Deshpande M.Tech. , IIT,Powai,C.Orn.\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Software Development and Publications<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Swapnil_Kumbhojkar-150x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Swapnil Kumbhojkar B.E. , C.Orn. , Game Ranger(Krugar National Park, RSA)\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Workshops, Courses and Eco Tours<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Rahul_Lonkar-150x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Rahul Lonkar, M.Sc.\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Field Research and Conservation - Ela Habitat<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kiran-Ghagde-149x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Kiran Ghagde C.Orn.\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Director - Ela Films<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kiran_Velhankar-150x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Kiran Velhankar, B. Fine Arts\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Design and Publication<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Vaibhav_Gandhe-148x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Vaibhav Gandhe, M.Sc. (Instru.), DAC, C.Orn.\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Software Support<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Avinash_Nagare-150x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Avinash Nagare, ITI, DME\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Field Research<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"item \">\r\n        <div class=\"elements-wrapper layout-1439\">\r\n                <div class=\"layer-media \" id=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"team-thumb element-1\">\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Raghavendra_Manavi-150x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"layer-content element-3\" id=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"team-title element-5\">    Raghavendra Manavi, BCA, DIE, C.Orn.\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-position element-6\">Website and Communication<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"team-content element-7\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"team-social element-8\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-social {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a {\r\n            font-size: ;\r\n            color: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link {\r\n            display: block;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social .text_link a {\r\n            text-decoration: none;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-social a img {\r\n            width: 25px;\r\n            height: 25px;\r\n            display: inline-block !important;\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .team-container {\r\n            width: 100%\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        #team-399 {\r\n            background:  url() repeat scroll 0 0;\r\n            text-align: center;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        #team-399 .item {\r\n            text-align: left;\r\n            margin: 15px;\r\n            display: inline-block;\r\n            vertical-align: top;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        #team-399 .layer-media .team-thumb {\r\n            overflow: hidden;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        #team-399 .layer-media img {\r\n            border-radius: 0;\r\n            box-shadow: none;\r\n            width: 100%;\r\n            margin: 0;\r\n            padding: 0;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        @media only screen and (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n            #team-399 .item {\r\n                width: 90%            }\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) {\r\n            #team-399 .item {\r\n                width: 45%            }\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        @media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) {\r\n            #team-399 .item {\r\n                width: 150px            }\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .team-container #team-399{} .team-container #team-399 .team-item{} .team-container #team-399 .team-thumb{} .team-container #team-399 .team-title{} .team-container #team-399 .team-content{}.layout-1439 {overflow: hidden;position: relative;vertical-align: top;}.layout-1439:hover .layer-media {-webkit-transform: scale(0);transform: scale(0);opacity: 0;-ms-filter: \"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0)\";}.layout-1439 .layer-media {-webkit-transition: all 1s ease 0s;transition: all 1s ease 0s;left: 0;top: 0;width: 100%;}.layout-1439:hover .layer-content{opacity: 1;-ms-filter: \"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100)\";}.layout-1439 .layer-content {left: 0;opacity: 0;-ms-filter: \"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0)\";position: absolute;top: 0;width: 100%;-webkit-transition: all 1s ease 0s;transition: all 1s ease 0s;}    <\/style>\r\n    <script>\r\n            <\/script>\r\n        <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .layout-1439.element-1 {\r\n            overflow: hidden;\r\n            margin: ;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        @media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) {\r\n            .layout-1439.element-1 {\r\n                max-height: 10000px;\r\n                            }\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) {\r\n            .layout-1439.element-1 {\r\n                            }\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        @media only screen and (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n            .layout-1439.element-1 {\r\n                            }\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .layout-1439.element-5 {\r\n            color: #333;\r\n            font-size: 14px;\r\n            font-family: ;\r\n            margin: 5px 0;\r\n\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .layout-1439.element-6 {\r\n            color: #333;\r\n            font-size: 13px;\r\n            font-family: ;\r\n            margin: 5px 0;\r\n\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n        .layout-1439.element-7 {\r\n            color: #333;\r\n            font-size: 13px;\r\n            font-family: ;\r\n            margin: 5px 0;\r\n\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .layout-1439.element-7a {\r\n            color: #333;\r\n\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n<\/center><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ela Foundation is a non-government registered charity devoted to nature education and conservation. Some of the major projects executed by us are: EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES We conduct the unique \u2018Certificate Course in Basic Ornithology\u2019 jointly with &#8220;The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), Pune&#8221;. The course is running since 2003 and more than 600 participants have completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/team_member\/raghavendra-manavi-bca-die-c-orn\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Raghavendra Manavi, BCA, DIE, C.Orn.<\/span>[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-283","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1871,"href":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/283\/revisions\/1871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elafoundation.org\/ela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}